About Us
The Landi Company Ltd was founded in October 2008, previously known as The Textile Conservation Consultancy, and has been based at Burghley since 1992. We have two workshops situated in the idyllic courtyards of Burghley House that are flexible workspaces which allow us to handle both large and small scale treatments. The workshops are fully equipped with wet cleaning and dyeing facilities, offering interventive and preventive treatments to conservation professional standards. Our studios are easily accessible and have on-site security.
The company provides conservation services to clients in the public and private sectors, both nationally and internationally.
The Landi Company is part of the Burghley Conservation and Restoration group which comprises a number of conservation businesses based at Burghley.
Melinda Hey
Director and Textile Conservator
Melinda completed the MA Conservation of Cultural Heritage with Distinction at the University of Lincoln in 2019, following the completion of the Graduate Diploma in 2016. Her MA dissertation research focused on the use of gels in textile conservation. Melinda also holds a degree in Fine Art Embroidery from the Manchester Metropolitan University. She is currently the Icon Textile Group’s Emerging Professionals Representative.
Louise Shewry
Director and Textile Conservator
Louise has been with the company since 2018. She holds an MA Conservation of Cultural Heritage with Distinction from the University of Lincoln, and also has an MA in Textiles from the Royal College of Art, as well as undergraduate degrees from the Universities of Leeds and Loughborough. Louise has ten years’ experience as an international textile designer, working in Australia and Europe.
Kelly Grimshaw
Director and Textile Conservator
Kelly joined the team in 2019, having completed the MA Conservation of Cultural Heritage with Distinction at the University of Lincoln, specialising in textiles. She also completed the Graduate Diploma Conservation Studies from Lincoln in 2018, and has an undergraduate degree from the University of Nottingham. During her studies Kelly completed placements in several Textile Conservation Studios, both in the UK and overseas, before up-taking her role here in July 2019. Kelly is currently on the Icon Accreditation pathway.
Sheila Landi
Company Founder
1929 – 2024
Sheila joined the Textile Section of the Conservation Department at the V&A in 1963, becoming Head of Section in 1972. She played a key role in conservation development within the museum, and in the wider establishment of the profession. Upon her retirement from the V&A in 1989, Sheila continued to work in private practice establishing The Textile Conservation Consultancy, before it became The Landi Company in 2008. She was a fellow of IIC, and an Accredited Member of BAFRA, as well as being the author of The Textile Conservator’s Manual.
